- January 8
- NHL Washington Capitals' Bengt Gustafsson scores five goals. [1]
- NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams. [1]
- January 9
- Atlanta Braves' pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession. [1]
- January 10
- Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and D Drysdale elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 11
- Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game. [1]
- January 15
- Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova's 54-match tennis winning streak. [1]
- Schönbrun skates world record 5 km (7:39.44). [1]
- January 18
- 80th New York Islanders' and third dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win. [1]
- January 19
- Francesco Moser bicycles world record time 50,808 km (he is the first man to break the 50 km/h barrier). [1]
- January 20
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners. [1]
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- January 21
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton. [1]
- January 22
- Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 points. [1]
- Hilbert van de Thumb becomes European all-round skates. [1]
- NFL Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Redskins 38-9 in Tampa, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Marcus Allen, Running Back. [1] [114]
- January 23
- Greatest unpaced one-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km. [1]
- Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game. [1]
- January 24
- The ABC network agreed to pay a record US$386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. [457]
- January 26
- Quebec Nordiques' Michel Goulet scores on 9th penalty shot against New York Islanders. [1]
- January 28
- Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky's 51-game scoring streak. [1]
- January 29
- NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3. [1]
- Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek. [1]
- 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (overtime) at Denver, Colorado. [1]
- January 31
- 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey. [1]
- February 1
- Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner. [1]
- February 5
- New Zealand beats England (82 and 93) by an innings in three days. [1]
- Patty Sheehan win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. [1]
- February 8
- Oakland Athletics take New York Yankees' pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation. [1]
- (to February 19) The XIV Olympic Winter Games are held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. [1] [7] [114]
- February 11
- Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short-handed season scoring record at 11. [1]
- February 12
- Cale Yarborough becomes first Daytona 500 qualifier above 200 MPH. [1]
- West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup. [1]
- Alice Miller wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. [1]
- February 14
- British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean score 12 perfect 6.0s for their interpretation of Ravel's Bolero in the 1984 Winter Olympics. They win the gold medal for ice dancing. [114]
- February 16
- Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold. [1]
- New Jersey Devils' first overtime goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5. [1]
- February 19
- First brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at the Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom). [1]
- XIV Olympic Winter Games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. [1] [114]
- February 22
- Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec Nordiques. [1]
- February 27
- Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor long jump (8.675 metres). [1]
- March 3
- Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball commissioner (Effective October 1). [1]
- New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Toronto Maple Leafs (6). [1]
- March 4
- Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. [1]
- Nancy Lopez wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational. [1]
- March 9
- Philadelphia 76ers block 20 Seattle SuperSonics' shots tying NBA regulation game record. [1]
- Tim Witherspoon knocks out Greg Page in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- March 11
- Chris Johnson wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. [1]
- March 12
- British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become first skaters to receive nine perfect 6.0 scores in world championships. [1]
- March 13
- Western Australia beats Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield. [1]
- Last day of first-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird. [1]
- March
- The Canadian government introduces the Sports Select Baseball sports pool. [40.20]
- March 18
- Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open. [1]
- March 21
- Border scores 100 versus West Indies Trinidad after 98 in first cricket innings. [1]
- NFL owners pass the infamous anti-celebrating rule. [1]
- March 22
- New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier ties NHL record scores 5 seconds into game. [1]
- March 23
- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Underhill and Paul Martini (Canada). [1]
- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic). [1]
- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Scott Hamilton (USA). [1]
- Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 3 km (4:00.91). [1]
- World Ice Dance Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (Great Britain). [1]
- March 24
- International Olympic Committee agrees to six-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics. [1]
- Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:01.51). [1]
- Andrea Schöne skates ladies' world record 5 km (7:04.52). [1]
- March 25
- Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1]
- March 29
- NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis under cover of night. [1]
- April 1
- Eight men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours. [1]
- Third NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Tennessee 72-61. [1]
- April 2
- 46th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston 84-75. [1]
- April 3
- Bombay beats Delhi on first innings to win Ranji Trophy. [1]
- April 5
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421). [1]
- April 7
- Detroit Tigers' pitcher Jack Morris pitches no-hitter against Chicago White Sox, 4-0. [1]
- April 8
- 13th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster. [1]
- April 10
- John Long (Detroit Pistons) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games. [1]
- April 13
- India beats Pakistan by 58 runs to win first Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah. [1]
- On the same date he got his first major league hit 21-years earlier, Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos makes hits 4000th hit. [1] [56]
- April 15
- 48th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277. [1]
- Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1]
- April 16
- 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of New Zealand in 2:29:28. [1]
- 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34. [1]
- Oakland Athletics' Dave Kingman hits three homeruns including a grand slam. [1]
- April 17
- Atlanta Braves' pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage. [1]
- April 21
- Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 km/h. [1]
- Montreal Expos' David Palmer no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 4-0 in a perfect five-inning game. [1]
- April 22
- Vicki Fergon wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. [1]
- April 24
- Edmonton Oilers' Wayne Gretzky is third to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. [1]
- April 27
- Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings. [1]
- April 29
- Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic. [1]
- April 30
- 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are, Sweden. [1]
- May 2
- Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid. [1]
- Cleveland Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings). [1]
- May 4
- Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling). [1]
- May 5
- 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Junior aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4. [1]
- May 6
- Baltimore Orioles' player Cal Ripken Junior hits for the cycle. [1]
- May 7
- Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic. [1]
- May 8
- The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. [1] [114]
- Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett debuts with four singles. [1]
- May 9
- Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 innings (started May 8; 8 hour 6 minute game-longest timed baseball game). [1] [56]
- May 11
- Detroit Tigers set best 30-game start record (26-4). [1]
- May 12
- Joe Lucius scores his 13th hole-in-one on the same hole. [1]
- May 13
- Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. [1]
- May 16
- Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel, Switzerland. [1]
- Mackay pays US$218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Minnesota Twins in Minnesota; Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game. [1]
- Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer. [1]
- May 17
- Cincinnati Reds' Mario Soto throws four strikeouts in one inning. [1]
- May 19
- Pat LaFontaine scores two goals within 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game. [1]
- NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1. [1]
- 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6. [1]
- May 20
- Barb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic. [1]
- Boston Red Sox's Roger Clemens beats Minnesota Twins, 5-4, for his first victory. [1]
- May 23
- Detroit Tigers win 16th straight road game, tying American League record. [1]
- Anderlecht wins 13th UEFA Cup at London, England. [1]
- May 24
- The Detroit Tigers tie a major league mark set by the 1916 New York Giants in defeating the California Angels 5-1 for their 17th consecutive road victory. [1] [56]
- May 25
- Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner. [1]
- Detroit Tigers loss to Seattle Mariners 7-3 ends record-tying 17 consecutive wins. [1]
- May 27
- Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]
- Manuela Manleeva wins three singles tennis matches in one day. [1]
- May 29
- Boston Red Sox retires number 9 (Ted Williams) and number 4 (Joe Cronin). [1]
- May 30
- Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome, Italy. [1]
- National League suspends Mario Soto five days for Cincinnati Reds - Chicago Cubs fight on May 27th. [1]
- May 31
- Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) versus England, ODI cricket record. [1]
- June 1
- Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211kg. [1]
- June 3
- Patty Shoehan wins LPGA by a record 10 strokes. [1]
- June 9
- Swale wins the Belmont Stakes (eight days later Swale dies). [1]
- Jürgen Hingsen of Federal Republic of Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 points. [1]
- June 10
- Ivan Lendl wins the French Open, his first grand slam title. [1]
- Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 2.39 metres. [1]
- Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, for the NBA championship. [1]
- June 15
- Thomas Hearns knocks out Roberto Duran. [1]
- June 16
- Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-metre hurdles race. [1]
- June 24
- Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for second basemen with number 265. [1]
- June 27
- France beats Spain 2-0 to win the Euro 84. [114]
- US Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts. [1]
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